Project Manager (Testing - UAT/SIT) - Banking
Summary
Oversee end-to-end testing for a banking system, coordinating SIT/UAT phases, managing defects, and ensuring test readiness and evidence-based go/no-go decisions.
Test Manager (Tech PMO)
12 Months Contract with a potential to extend
Role purpose
Own the end-to-end test management approach across waves (SIT/UAT as applicable), ensuring test readiness, disciplined execution, transparent defect management, and evidence-based test exit recommendations.
Key accountabilities
• Define and maintain the test strategy and wave-level test approach (scope, cycles, environments, data, entry/exit criteria).
• Produce wave test plans and coordinate execution with value stream Tech Leads and testteams.
• Establish and run defect triage (severity model, prioritisation, ageing controls, retestdiscipline)
• Ensure test environments and test data readiness are planned, owned, and tracked.
• Provide test reporting and readiness inputs to wave go/no-go (coverage, pass rates,defect trends, residual risk).
• Drive continuous improvement across waves (lessons learned, standard templates,automation where possible).
Key deliverables
• Teststrategy and wave test plan
• Test entry/exit criteria and evidence packs
• Defect triage governance and defect dashboards
• Test readiness and test exit recommendations (Tech)
Skills & experience
• Proven Test Management experience on large-scale integration/migration programmes.
• Strong defect management and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Familiarity with test tooling (e.g., Jira/ADO, ALM/qTest) and reporting auto